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Undergraduate Degrees

Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies: Social Sciences

Required core coursesUnits
BISC 120LGeneral Biology: Organismal Biology and Evolution4
BISC 220LGeneral Biology: Cell Biology and Physiology4
BISC 315LIntroduction to Ecology4
CHEM 105aLbLGeneral Chemistry4-4
ENST 100Introduction to Environmental Studies4
ENST 495Senior Seminar in Environmental Studies4
GEOL 105LPlanet Earth4

One elective statistics course chosen from:Units
ECON 317Introduction to Statistics for Economists4
PSYC 274Statistics I4
SOCI 314Sociological Statistics4

Five elective courses chosen from (no more than two in a single department):Units
ECON 487Resource and Environmental Economics4
ENST 420Water Quality Policy and Regulation4
ENST 430Air Quality Policy and Health4
ENST 440Environmental Risk Assessment4
GEOG 255American Environmentalism4
GEOG 345Conservation of Natural Resources4
GEOG 350Race and Environmentalism4
GEOG 360Environmental Disasters4
GEOG 477Water Resources4
IR 323Politics of Global Environment4
IR 422Ecological Security and Global Politics4
POSC 347Environmental Law4
POSC 436Environmental Politics4
SWMS 415Ecofeminism4
SWMS 420Women, Nature, Culture: The Behavioral Ecology of Women4

Internship
Students must register for two units:units
GEOG 397Applied Geography Internship2
POSC 395Directed Governmental and Political Leadership Internship2

Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies: Business

Required Core CoursesUnits
BISC 120LGeneral Biology: Organismal Biology and Evolution4
BISC 220LGeneral Biology: Cell Biology and Physiology4
BISC 315LIntroduction to Ecology, or
GEOL 105LPlanet Earth4
BUAD 302Business Communication4
BUAD 304Organizational Behavior4
BUAD 307Marketing Fundamentals4
BUAD 403Legal Environment of Business4
CHEM 105aLbLGeneral Chemistry4-4
ENST 100Introduction to Environmental Studies4
ENST 495Senior Seminar in Environmental Studies4

Two elective courses in business chosen from:Units
BUAD 351Economic Analysis for Business Decisions4
IOM 425Quality Management4
IOM 441Management of Service Operations 4
MOR 421Social and Ethical Issues in Business4

One elective statistics course chosen from:Units
BUAD 310Applied Business Statistics4
ECON 317Introduction to Statistics for Economists4
PSYC 274Statistics I4
SOCI 314Sociological Statistics4

Two elective courses chosen from (no more than one in a single department):Units
ECON 487Resource and Environmental Economics4
ENST 420Water Quality Policy and Regulation4
ENST 430Air Quality Policy and Health4
ENST 440Environmental Risk Assessment4
GEOG 255American Environmentalism4
GEOG 345Conservation of Natural Resources4
GEOG 350Race and Environmentalism4
GEOG 360Environmental Disasters4
GEOG 477Water Resources4
IR 323Politics of Global Environment4
IR 422Ecological Security and Global Politics4
POSC 347Environmental Law4
POSC 436Environmental Politics4
SWMS 415Ecofeminism4
SWMS 420Women, Nature, Culture: The Behavioral Ecology of Women4

Internship
Students must register for two units:units
BUAD 495Practicum in Business Issues (Internship)2
GEOG 397Applied Geography Internship2
POSC 395Directed Governmental and Political Leadership Internship2

Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies: Geography

Required core courses Units
BISC 120L General Biology: Organismal Biology and Evolution 4
BISC 220L General Biology: Cell Biology and Physiology 4
BISC 315L Introduction to Ecology 4
CHEM 105aLbL General Chemistry 4-4
ENST 100 Introduction to Environmental Studies 4
ENST 495 Senior Seminar in Environmental Studies 4
GEOG 281L Environmental Geographic Information Systems 4
GEOG 345 Conservation of Natural Resources, or
GEOG 365L Fundamentals of Weather and Climate 4
GEOG 392 Geographical Analysis 4
GEOG 393 Field Techniques 4
GEOL 105L Planet Earth 4

and two of the following four courses:units
GEOG 350Race and Environmentalism4
GEOG 360Environmental Disasters4
GEOG 419Environment and Health4
GEOG 477Water Resources4

One of the two optional geography courses not selected from the list of required courses may be taken as an additional optional elective course under the following two elective courses.

Two elective courses chosen from (no more than one in a single department):Units
ECON 487Resource and Environmental Economics4
ENE 201Introduction to Applied Environmental Science and Engineering4
ENE 400Environmental Engineering Principles3
ENST 420Water Quality Policy and Regulation4
ENST 430Air Quality Policy and Health4
ENST 440Environmental Risk Assessment4
IR 323Politics of Global Environment4
IR 422Ecological Security and Global Politics4
POSC 347Environmental Law4
POSC 436Environmental Politics4
SWMS 415Ecofeminism4
SWMS 415Ecofeminism4
SWMS 420Women, Nature, Culture: The Behavioral Ecology of Women4

Internship
Students must register for two units:units
GEOG 397Applied Geography Internship2

Bachelor of Arts in Environmental Studies: Public Policy and Management

Required core coursesUnits
BISC 120LGeneral Biology: Organismal Biology and Evolution4
BISC 220LGeneral Biology: Cell Biology and Physiology4
BISC 315LIntroduction to Ecology4
CHEM 105aLbLGeneral Chemistry4-4
ENST 100Introduction to Environmental Studies4
ENST 495Senior Seminar in Environmental Studies4
GEOL 105LPlanet Earth4
PPD 320Organizational Behavior in Public Administration4
PPD 357Government and Business4
PPD 402Management of Public and Nonprofit Organizations4
PPD 404xStatistics for Policy, Planning, and Development4

Two elective courses in public policy and management chosen from:Units
PPD 220Simulated Policymaking in Urban Systems: Theory and Practice4
PPD 313Finance of the Public Sector4
PPD 316Human Resource Management for Public Organizations4
PPD 318Financial Accounting in Public and Nonprofit Organizations4
PPD 403Management Analysis I4
PPD 407Financial Management of Public and Nonprofit Organizations4
PPD 473Public Policy and Planning Analysis4

Two elective courses chosen from (no more than one in a single department):Units
ECON 487Resource and Environmental Economics4
ENE 201Introduction to Applied Environmental Science and Engineering4
ENE 400Environmental Engineering Principles3
ENST 420Water Quality Policy and Regulation4
ENST 430Air Quality Policy and Health4
ENST 440Environmental Risk Assessment4
GEOG 255American Environmentalism4
GEOG 345Conservation of Natural Resources4
GEOG 350Race and Environmentalism4
GEOG 360Environmental Disasters4
GEOG 477Water Resources4
IR 323Politics of Global Environment4
IR 422Ecological Security and Global Politics4
POSC 347Environmental Law4
POSC 436Environmental Politics4
SWMS 415Ecofeminism4

Internship
Students must register for two units in:units
PPD 401Public Policy, Management and Planning Practices: Internship Seminar2

Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies: Biology

Required core coursesUnits
BISC 120LGeneral Biology: Organismal Biology and Evolution4
BISC 220LGeneral Biology: Cell Biology and Physiology4
BISC 300LIntroduction to Microbiology4
BISC 315LIntroduction to Ecology4
BISC 320LMolecular Biology4
BISC 330LBiochemistry4
CHEM 105aLbLGeneral Chemistry4-4
CHEM 322abLOrganic Chemistry4-4
ENST 100Introduction to Environmental Studies4
ENST 495Senior Seminar in Environmental Studies4
MATH 125Calculus I4
MATH 126Calculus II, or
MATH 208xElementary Probability and Statistics4
PHYS 135abLPhysics for the Life Sciences4-4

One course from:Units
BISC 325Genetics4
ENE 400Environmental Engineering Principles3
GEOL 105LPlanet Earth4
GEOL 412Oceans, Climate, and the Environment4
GEOL 460LGeochemistry and Hydrogeology4

Four elective courses chosen from (no more than two in a single department):Units
ECON 487Resource and Environmental Economics4
ENST 420Water Quality Policy and Regulation4
ENST 430Air Quality Policy and Health4
ENST 440Environmental Risk Assessment4
GEOG 255American Environmentalism4
GEOG 345Conservation of Natural Resources4
GEOG 350Race and Environmentalism4
GEOG 360Environmental Disasters4
GEOG 370Marine and Coastal Zone Geography4
GEOG 477Water Resources4
IR 323Politics of Global Environment4
IR 422Ecological Security and Global Politics4
POSC 347Environmental Law4
POSC 436Environmental Politics4
SWMS 415Ecofeminism4
SWMS 420Woman, Nature, Culture: The Behavioral Ecology of Women4

One of the following may be included among the four courses by students who do not select MATH 208x:units
ECON 317Introduction to Statistics for Economists4
PSYC 274Statistics I4
SOCI 314Sociological Statistics4

Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies: Chemistry

Required core coursesUnits
BISC 120LGeneral Biology: Organismal Biology and Evolution4
BISC 220LGeneral Biology: Cell Biology and Physiology4
BISC 315LIntroduction to Ecology4
CHEM 105aLbLGeneral Chemistry4-4
CHEM 300LAnalytical Chemistry4
CHEM 322abLOrganic Chemistry4-4
ENST 100Introduction to Environmental Studies4
ENST 495Senior Seminar in Environmental Studies4
MATH 125Calculus I4
MATH 126Calculus II4
PHYS 135abLPhysics for the Life Sciences4-4

one course from among:units
CHEM 430aPhysical Chemistry4
CHEM 453Advanced Inorganic Chemistry4
ENE 400Environmental Engineering Principles3

one course from among:units
ENE 428Air Pollution Fundamentals3
ENE 429Air Pollution Control3
GEOL 105LPlanet Earth4
GEOL 412Oceans, Climate, and the Environment4
GEOL 460LGeochemistry and Hydrogeology4

Four elective courses chosen from (no more than two in a single department):Units
ECON 487Resource and Environmental Economics4
ENST 420Water Quality Policy and Regulation4
ENST 430Air Quality Policy and Health4
ENST 440Environmental Risk Assessment4
GEOG 255American Environmentalism4
GEOG 345Conservation of Natural Resources4
GEOG 350Race and Environmentalism4
GEOG 360Environmental Disasters4
GEOG 370Marine and Coastal Zone Geography4
GEOG 477Water Resources4
IR 323Politics of Global Environment4
IR 422Ecological Security and Global Politics4
POSC 347Environmental Law4
POSC 436Environmental Politics4
SWMS 415Ecofeminism4
SWMS 420Woman, Nature, Culture: The Behavioral Ecology of Women4

one of the following may be included among the four courses:Units
ECON 317Introduction to Statistics for Economists4
MATH 208xElementary Probability and Statistics4
PSYC 274Statistics I4
SOCI 314Sociological Statistics4

Bachelor of Science in Environmental Studies: Earth Sciences

Required core coursesUnits
BISC 120LGeneral Biology: Organismal Biology and Evolution4
BISC 220LGeneral Biology: Cell Biology and Physiology4
BISC 315LIntroduction to Ecology, or4
ENE 400Environmental Engineering Principles3
CHEM 105aLbLGeneral Chemistry4-4
ENST 100Introduction to Environmental Studies4
ENST 495Senior Seminar in Environmental Studies4
GEOL 105LPlanet Earth4
GEOL 315LMinerals and Earth Systems4
GEOL 316LPetrologic Systems4
GEOL 460LGeochemistry and Hydrogeology4
MATH 125Calculus I4
MATH 126Calculus II, or
MATH 208xElementary Probability and Statistics4
PHYS 135abLPhysics for the Life Sciences4-4

two of the following four courses:Units
GEOL 320LSurficial Processes and Stratigraphic Systems4
GEOL 321LStructural Geology and Tectonics4
GEOL 412Oceans, Climate, and the Environment4
GEOL 440Geophysics and Geoengineering4

Four elective courses chosen from (no more than two in a single department):Units
ECON 487Resource and Environmental Economics4
ENST 420Water Quality Policy and Regulation4
ENST 430Air Quality Policy and Health4
ENST 440Environmental Risk Assessment4
GEOG 255American Environmentalism4
GEOG 345Conservation of Natural Resources4
GEOG 350Race and Environmentalism4
GEOG 360Environmental Disasters4
GEOG 370Marine and Coastal Zone Geography4
GEOG 477Water Resources4
IR 323Politics of Global Environment4
IR 422Ecological Security and Global Politics4
POSC 347Environmental Law4
POSC 436Environmental Politics4
SWMS 415Ecofeminism4
SWMS 420Women, Nature, Culture: The Behavioral Ecology of Women4

One of the following may be included among the four courses by students who do not select MATH 208x:units
ECON 317Introduction to Statistics for Economists4
PSYC 274Statistics I4
SOCI 314Sociological Statistics4

Requirements for the Minor in Environmental Social Sciences

Required core coursesUnits
ENST 100Introduction to Environmental Studies4

and two of the following:units
BISC 120LGeneral Biology: Organismal Biology and Evolution4
BISC 315LIntroduction to Ecology4
CHEM 105aLGeneral Chemistry4
CHEM 105bLGeneral Chemistry4
GEOL 105LPlanet Earth4

One elective statistics course chosen from:Units
ECON 317Introduction to Statistics for Economists4
GEOG 392Geographical Analysis4
PSYC 274Statistics I4
SOCI 314Sociological Statistics4

Four elective social sciences courses chosen from (no more than one in a single department, excluding the internship):Units
ECON 487Resource and Environmental Economics4
ENE 400*Environmental Engineering Principles3
ENST 420Water Quality Policy and Regulation4
ENST 430Air Quality Policy and Health4
ENST 440Environmental Risk Assessment4
GEOG 345Conservation of Natural Resources4
GEOG 350Race and Environmentalism4
GEOG 360Environmental Disasters4
GEOG 397Applied Geography Internship, or
POSC 395Directed Governmental and Political Leadership Internship4
GEOG 477Water Resources4
IR 323Politics of Global Environment4
IR 422Ecological Security and Global Politics4
POSC 347Environmental Law4
POSC 436Environmental Politics4
SWMS 415Ecofeminism4
SWMS 420Women, Nature, Culture: The Behavioral Ecology of Women4
Total units:31-32

*Requires one year of both physics and math and one semester of chemistry.

Requirements for the Minor in Environmental Natural Sciences

Required core coursesUnits
ENST 100Introduction to Environmental Studies4

three of the following:units
BISC 120LGeneral Biology: Organismal Biology and Evolution4
BISC 315LIntroduction to Ecology4
CHEM 105aLGeneral Chemistry4
CHEM 105bLGeneral Chemistry4
ENE 400*Environmental Engineering Principles3
GEOL 105LPlanet Earth4

One elective course outside student’s major from among:Units
CHEM 300LAnalytical Chemistry4
CHEM 322aLOrganic Chemistry4
ENE 428Air Pollution Fundamentals3
ENE 429Air Pollution Control3
GEOL 412Oceans, Climate, and the Environment4
GEOL 460LGeochemistry and Hydrogeology4

Three elective social sciences courses chosen from (no more than one from a single department):Units
ECON 487Resource and Environmental Economics4
ENST 420Water Quality Policy and Regulation4
ENST 430Air Quality Policy and Health4
ENST 440Environmental Risk Assessment4
GEOG 345Conservation of Natural Resources4
GEOG 350Race and Environmentalism4
GEOG 360Environmental Disasters4
GEOG 477Water Resources4
IR 323Politics of Global Environment4
IR 422Ecological Security and Global Politics4
POSC 347Environmental Law4
POSC 436Environmental Politics4
SWMS 415Ecofeminism4
SWMS 420Women, Nature, Culture: The Behavioral Ecology of Women4

*Requires one year of both physics and math and one semester of chemistry.

Requirements for the Minor in Environmental Planning and Development

Required coursesUnits
ENST 100Introduction to Environmental Studies4
PPD 304Property Rights, Governance and the Environment4

Two courses chosen from:units
BISC 120LGeneral Biology: Organismal Biology and Evolution4
BISC 315LIntroduction to Ecology4
CHEM 105aLGeneral Chemistry4
GEOL 105LPlanet Earth4

One methods course chosen from:units
GEOG 281LEnvironmental Geographic Information Systems4
PPD 404xStatistics for Policy, Planning, and Development4
PPD 429Urban Design Practicum4

Two planning and development process and politics courses chosen from:units
PPD 227Urban Planning and Development4
PPD 302Urban Sleuths: Exploring People and Places in Cities4
PPD 443Sustainability Planning4

One elective course chosen from:units
ECON 487Resource and Environmental Economics4
ENE 400*Environmental Engineering Principles3
ENST 420Water Quality Policy and Regulation4
ENST 430Air Quality Policy and Health4
ENST 440Environmental Risk Assessment4
GEOG 345Conservation of Natural Resources4
GEOG 350Race and Environmentalism4
GEOG 360Environmental Disasters4
GEOG 397Applied Geography Internship4
GEOG 410Urban Geography4
GEOG 477Water Resources4
IR 323Politics of Global Environment4
IR 422Ecological Security and Global Politics4
POSC 347Environmental Law4
POSC 395Directed Governmental and Political Leadership Internship4
POSC 436 Environmental Politics 4
SWMS 415 Ecofeminism 4
SWMS 420 Women, Nature, Culture: The Behavioral Ecology of Women
Total units31-32

*Requires one year of both physics and math and one semester of chemistry.